American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject AI Data Centers

What the coverage shows

All five outlets converge on the same broad picture: voters were shown as rejecting data centers across multiple races and ballot measures. CNBC is the most specific about the tally, saying every ballot measure except one was rebuffed, while Tom's Hardware foregrounds 45 measures and Engadget singles out Ohio as especially notable. 404 Media and Wired frame the results more as a wider rebuke to tech power, with 404 Media explicitly calling it a rejection of “AI data centers” and Wired linking them to high-profile Senate races and local rezoning initiatives.

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